Maidstone and The Weald (UK Parliament constituency)

Maidstone and The Weald
Former County constituency for the House of Commons
Boundary of Maidstone and The Weald in Kent
Location of Kent within England
County	Kent
Electorate	70,576 (December 2010)[1]
Major settlements	Maidstone, Staplehurst and Cranbrook
1997–2024
Seats	One
Created from	Maidstone, Mid Kent, Tunbridge Wells
Replaced by	Maidstone and Malling

Maidstone and The Weald was a constituency^{[n 1]} in Kent represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament. From the 2010 general election it was represented by Helen Grant of the Conservative Party. She succeeded fellow party member Ann Widdecombe, who had held the seat since it was created for the 1997 general election.

Further to the completion of the 2023 Periodic Review of Westminster constituencies, the seat was abolished. Subject to boundary changes - losing southern, rural areas ("The Weald") to the newly created constituency of Weald of Kent, and gaining parts of the Borough of Tonbridge and Malling, including the town of West Malling, it will be reformed as Maidstone and Malling, to be first contested in the 2024 general election.^[2]

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